Tag! Queer Shorts Festival
@tagqsf.org
Portland's international all-queer short film festival, find us at tagqsf.org. Organized by Juan Trujillo, PhD, emeritus faculty in jotería studies, language and culture. Personal account now active, @juantrujillo.bsky.social
What?! A new award!? YES!!! Our local Black queer woman-owned Grand Gesture Books is sponsoring our first-ever prize for best erotic short! We're just under 3 weeks from closing so get your submission to us on FilmFreeway.com/tagqsf
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What?! A new award!? YES!!! Our local Black queer woman-owned Grand Gesture Books is sponsoring our first-ever prize for best erotic short! We're just under 3 weeks from closing so get your submission to us on FilmFreeway.com/tagqsf
If you have ethnic ties to Latin America or the Iberian Peninsula, your film could win the Hispane/Latine Creativity award sponsored by Milagro, a Portland nonprofit that serves Latino communities through art and entertainment. Don't miss ¡Alebrijes! on now, tix at milagro.org!
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you have ethnic ties to Latin America or the Iberian Peninsula, your film could win the Hispane/Latine Creativity award sponsored by Milagro, a Portland nonprofit that serves Latino communities through art and entertainment. Don't miss ¡Alebrijes! on now, tix at milagro.org!
Does your film highlight queer approaches to power and community building? You could be the winner of the Power of Community award sponsored by @questcenter.bsky.social Award details are at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf #queerfilm #lgbtqia #shortfilms #filmfestival
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Does your film highlight queer approaches to power and community building? You could be the winner of the Power of Community award sponsored by @questcenter.bsky.social Award details are at filmfreeway.com/tagqsf #queerfilm #lgbtqia #shortfilms #filmfestival
Tag! is committed to creating accessible film experiences and we require captions for all films that have dialogue or sound effects that advance the story. Be sure to update your FilmFreeway project file with high-quality SRT captions files!
October 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Tag! is committed to creating accessible film experiences and we require captions for all films that have dialogue or sound effects that advance the story. Be sure to update your FilmFreeway project file with high-quality SRT captions files!
Make no mistake about it—Tag! is an antifascist festival that eagerly platforms filmmakers with an antifascist ethos.
Image adapted from a 1989 German activist sticker that read "Schwule & Lesben Gegen Nazis."
Image adapted from a 1989 German activist sticker that read "Schwule & Lesben Gegen Nazis."
October 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Make no mistake about it—Tag! is an antifascist festival that eagerly platforms filmmakers with an antifascist ethos.
Image adapted from a 1989 German activist sticker that read "Schwule & Lesben Gegen Nazis."
Image adapted from a 1989 German activist sticker that read "Schwule & Lesben Gegen Nazis."
The "Regular Deadline" has passed but if you're considering leaving your mark on the Portland war zone, make sure to get your film submitted by December 1, 2025. Let's make this the most defiantly brown/Black, genderfucked and sexy Tag! ever!
October 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The "Regular Deadline" has passed but if you're considering leaving your mark on the Portland war zone, make sure to get your film submitted by December 1, 2025. Let's make this the most defiantly brown/Black, genderfucked and sexy Tag! ever!
Tag! usually posts graphicked-up images of our venue but in case you're buying the "war ravaged" narrative, here is a clear view of the Clinton and a bit of the pedestrian plaza where you'll find dive bars, restaurants, and a super chill vibe. Main submission deadline is Wednesday!
September 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tag! usually posts graphicked-up images of our venue but in case you're buying the "war ravaged" narrative, here is a clear view of the Clinton and a bit of the pedestrian plaza where you'll find dive bars, restaurants, and a super chill vibe. Main submission deadline is Wednesday!
Tag! is excited to have our popular erotic shorts category back this year. If you've got an explicit short that fits the Tag! ethos of humanizing film that challenges heteronormative discourse, send it in before our October 1 or December 1 deadlines! #lgbtqia2s #queerfilm #gayfilm
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tag! is excited to have our popular erotic shorts category back this year. If you've got an explicit short that fits the Tag! ethos of humanizing film that challenges heteronormative discourse, send it in before our October 1 or December 1 deadlines! #lgbtqia2s #queerfilm #gayfilm
We are just two weeks away from the Regular Deadline and waiting for YOU to get your queer short film submitted! Contact the festival at [email protected] for info about content and submission discounts.
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We are just two weeks away from the Regular Deadline and waiting for YOU to get your queer short film submitted! Contact the festival at [email protected] for info about content and submission discounts.
Tag! has a new poster to support submissions! Where would you like to see one? Let us know and we'll get it up if possible!
August 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tag! has a new poster to support submissions! Where would you like to see one? Let us know and we'll get it up if possible!
The early deadline is upon us! Save some $ on your submission by getting your film to us by August 1, 2025 through filmfreeway.com/tagqsf
July 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The early deadline is upon us! Save some $ on your submission by getting your film to us by August 1, 2025 through filmfreeway.com/tagqsf
Films are rolling in! Check out tagqsf.org for technical specs and guidelines that will boost your chances of selection, we're here to help you get your story on the screen!
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Films are rolling in! Check out tagqsf.org for technical specs and guidelines that will boost your chances of selection, we're here to help you get your story on the screen!
We are open for submissions starting today!
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are open for submissions starting today!
Tag! is on the move, we'll be landing at the Clinton Street Theater, a historic cinema with a long counterculture legacy and site of ongoing showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show since 1978. Mark your calendars for April 11-12, 2026!
June 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Tag! is on the move, we'll be landing at the Clinton Street Theater, a historic cinema with a long counterculture legacy and site of ongoing showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show since 1978. Mark your calendars for April 11-12, 2026!
Hey Tag! community--we've got a recommendation for you! The Tomorrow Theater will be presenting a documentary on pandemic-era trans experience "Connection/Isolation" scored by a major supporter of queer creators (and Tag!) Luka Fisher. tomorrowtheater.org/movies/conne...
April 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hey Tag! community--we've got a recommendation for you! The Tomorrow Theater will be presenting a documentary on pandemic-era trans experience "Connection/Isolation" scored by a major supporter of queer creators (and Tag!) Luka Fisher. tomorrowtheater.org/movies/conne...
Un gran aplauso por favor para Dolissa Medina y VIEJITO/ENFERMITO/GRITO, corto ganador del Festival Director's Award. Congratulations to Dolissa Medina for winning the Festival Director's Award for VIEJITO/ENFERMITO/GRITO and a big thank you for joining us in Portland last weekend!
April 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Un gran aplauso por favor para Dolissa Medina y VIEJITO/ENFERMITO/GRITO, corto ganador del Festival Director's Award. Congratulations to Dolissa Medina for winning the Festival Director's Award for VIEJITO/ENFERMITO/GRITO and a big thank you for joining us in Portland last weekend!
Parabéns to directors Thassilo Weber and Vitória Fallavena for winning the inaugural Milagro Award for Hispane/Latine Creativity with their film EU NÃO SEI SE VOU TER QUE FALAR TUDO DE NOVO. Learn more about Milagro: milagro.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Parabéns to directors Thassilo Weber and Vitória Fallavena for winning the inaugural Milagro Award for Hispane/Latine Creativity with their film EU NÃO SEI SE VOU TER QUE FALAR TUDO DE NOVO. Learn more about Milagro: milagro.org
Congratulations to director Juliette Leach for winning the first-ever Quest Center Award for Resilience in Recovery at Tag! this year! It was a pleasure to have Juliette in Portland with us this past weekend! @questcenter.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations to director Juliette Leach for winning the first-ever Quest Center Award for Resilience in Recovery at Tag! this year! It was a pleasure to have Juliette in Portland with us this past weekend! @questcenter.bsky.social
That's it for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025, thanks to the wonderful filmmakers and our great Portland audience. Tag! will be back with mid-season programming and an all-new festival in 2026!
April 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
That's it for Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025, thanks to the wonderful filmmakers and our great Portland audience. Tag! will be back with mid-season programming and an all-new festival in 2026!
Come on down to the Hollywood for our last day of queer shorts! Screenings are at 3 (Presentes) and 7 (Connect) @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Come on down to the Hollywood for our last day of queer shorts! Screenings are at 3 (Presentes) and 7 (Connect) @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
Thank you for turning out for the first day of Tag! and especially for repeating last year’s full house for the Local Action block! Come back for some great Latinx films at 3pm tomorrow and for our closing program at 7!
April 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Thank you for turning out for the first day of Tag! and especially for repeating last year’s full house for the Local Action block! Come back for some great Latinx films at 3pm tomorrow and for our closing program at 7!
It’s the opening day of Tag! Queer Shorts Festival, come on over to the Hollywood for screenings at 3 and 7 pm! @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s the opening day of Tag! Queer Shorts Festival, come on over to the Hollywood for screenings at 3 and 7 pm! @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
The Tag! community was invited to participate in a project called "Look Me In The Eye" with filmed affirmations of queer existence in the face of attempted political erasure. @finalfinalproject.bsky.social exceeded expectations with this beautiful reflection.
April 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Tag! community was invited to participate in a project called "Look Me In The Eye" with filmed affirmations of queer existence in the face of attempted political erasure. @finalfinalproject.bsky.social exceeded expectations with this beautiful reflection.
We're just a couple of days away from the big event! Get your tickets today from hollywoodtheatre.org and we'll see you on Saturday and Sunday to watch all of these great shorts. @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We're just a couple of days away from the big event! Get your tickets today from hollywoodtheatre.org and we'll see you on Saturday and Sunday to watch all of these great shorts. @hollywoodtheatr.bsky.social
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, Tag! celebrates the stories and storytellers from transgender communities who have contributed to the festival every year. Over one third of Tag! short films center transgender experience in the 2025 program. Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025 is this weekend!
March 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, Tag! celebrates the stories and storytellers from transgender communities who have contributed to the festival every year. Over one third of Tag! short films center transgender experience in the 2025 program. Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025 is this weekend!